The Ballad of Narayama
Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…Apr. 29, 1983Japan130 Min.Not Rated
Synopsis
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse he/she would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
Original title 楢山節考
IMDb Rating 7.9 7,424 votes
TMDb Rating 7.3 88 votes
Director
Director
Cast
Tatsuhei
Orin
Risuke
Tamayan
Katsuzô
Jinsaku
Zeniya no Tadayan
Kesakichi
Matsuyan
Teruyan
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